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criado

male servant; manservant, raised; brought up (masculine past participle/adjective), servant

ˈk ɾ j a d o → criar
cri to raise, to bring up + ado past participle
verb · masculine singular · past Uncommon #18,979
male servant; manservant As a noun, often in historical or formal contexts; feminine: criada.
SP: El criado abrió la puerta y anunció a los invitados.
EN: The servant opened the door and announced the guests.
raised; brought up (masculine past participle/adjective) Used with 'ser' or 'estar' to describe a male person/animal’s upbringing (feminine: criada).
SP: Mi hermano fue criado por nuestros abuelos en el campo.
EN: My brother was raised by our grandparents in the countryside.
Conjugation of criar
Past
criadocriada

He criado a Mido en secreto desde que tenía tres años.

I have secretly raised Mido since he was three years old.

— Old Boy (2003)

Si recibes este correo, tú, como yo, fuiste criado por las prácticas.

If you receive this email, you, like me, were raised by practices.

— The Internship (2026)

Creía que se había criado aquí, en el valle.

I thought he grew up here in the valley.

Lo has criado tan bien.

You've raised him so well.

— Gully Boy (2019)

Yo pienso que tu madre te ha criado de un modo muy conservador.

I think your mother raised you in a very conservative way.

Él fue criado en una familia artística.

He was raised in an artistic family.

Yo me he criado con mis abuelos.

I was raised by my grandparents.

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

Había criado.

He/She had raised.

— Tres colores. Azul (1993)

Su sobrino fue criado para ser modesto y considerado.

His nephew was raised to be modest and considerate.

Cómo lo habrán criado?

I wonder how they raised him.

— Broker (2022)

Mi exnovio fue criado en Portugal.

My ex-boyfriend was raised in Portugal.

Se quedó huérfano a los tres años, y fue criado por un pariente lejano.

He was orphaned at the age of three, and was raised by a distant relative.

Tu seno ha criado a este mocoso insignificante.

Your breast has raised this insignificant brat.

— Gangs of Wasseypur. Parte 1 (2012)

Ella se ha criado en una familia rica.

She was raised in a wealthy family.

He criado a esta gallina para ustedes.

I have raised this hen for you.

— El médico de Budapest (2020)

Fuiste criado en un cubo.

You were raised in a cube.

— Gully Boy (2019)

Tom fue criado en Boston.

Tom was raised in Boston.

Ella tiene un buen dominio de inglés, a pesar de haberse criado en Japón.

She has a good command of English, despite having grown up in Japan.

noun · masculine Rare #34,653
servant Often refers to a household servant or domestic worker (a somewhat old-fashioned term in modern usage).
SP: El criado abrió la puerta y anunció a los invitados.
EN: The servant opened the door and announced the guests.
Declension of criado
criadocriados

No tiene criado ninguno.

He has no servants.

A Zeca lo tuve con un criado que desapareció pronto.

I had Zeca with a servant who soon disappeared.

— La piel que habito (2011)

Aún crees que soy tu criado, ¿eh?

You still think I'm your servant, huh?

— El último emperador (1987)

Ves a ese criado romano?

Do you see that Roman servant?

— La dolce vita (1960)

Soy un criado voluntario para el Honorable Elijah Muhammad.

I am a volunteer servant for the Honorable Elijah Muhammad.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Su criado le habrá deshecho la maleta.

His servant will have unpacked his suitcase.

— Rebeca (1940)

No tengo criado.

I don't have a servant.

— Rebeca (1940)

No actúes como un criado.

Don't act like a servant.

— La linterna roja (1991)

Sounds similar to

criada ˈk ɾ j a d a